2015 Archive Stories Elsinore

Elsinore co-coaches Pete Rettinger and Rick Wolter and Redlands East Valley’s Bill Berich have won more than 300 games in their coaching careers, but none has made it to a CIF title game.
Tonight, those boys basketball coaches have a chance to end that drought.
Rettinger and Wolter lead the Tigers into the Division 2AA semi

What could be sweeter than winning a CIF championship? For Temecula Valley senior Josh Cortez, being able to claim the 138-pound title at the CIF-SS Inland Division Individual Wrestling Championships in his home gym on Saturday was the icing on the cake. “It’s always good to do it in front of your hometown, your friends

Having narrowly missed out in the Sunbelt League and the CIF-SS Eastern Division duals, Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon is still hungry for a team title.
At the close of Day One of the CIF-SS Individual Coastal Division Wrestling Championships at Lake Elsinore Lakeside High, the Titans – runners-up to Elsinore in league and a semifin

LAKE ELSINORE – Elsinore has relied extensively on big man Preston Beverly this season, and he’s rarely, if ever, let the Tigers down.
Beverly was once again the focal point of Elsinore’s game plan in its playoff opener, and the 6-foot-7 senior center was clearly up to the task.
Beverly had 31 points and

WILDOMAR – Defense has been a calling card for the Elsinore girls water polo program for several seasons. Offense, however, now is the primary focus for the Tigers.
Rachel Pennington tied a school record with 10 goals as Elsinore used its speed to blow by Anaheim Loara, 24-5, Tuesday night in a CIF-Southern Section Division

RIALTO – It was the team that everyone expected to see in the CIF-SS Eastern Division dual championship finals against the team that some never saw coming until it was too late.
No.2 seed Perris Citrus Hill, making its first CIF finals appearance, proved it belonged on the same mat with regional powerhouse and 17-time finalist Temecula V

Once again Temecula Valley is the No. 1 seed in the premiere division of the CIF-SS dual-meet championships. But the road back to the finals in the newly-formed Eastern Division figures to be even more difficult for the Southwestern League champion than last year’s Division 1 title run.
The bracket is a gauntet of power programs fr

Co-coaches Pete Rettinger and Rick Wolter have turned Elsinore into a Sunbelt League juggernaut. The Tigers have now run their league record to 55-3 since the start of the 2009-10 league season.
Elsinore isn’t the area’s only team exhibiting recent dominance over its league. (All records are through Thursday&rsq

CORONA - The first Inland Empire vs. Orange County all-star game wasn't much of a game at all.
The Inland Empire all-stars came out fast and never let up, racking up 519 yards of offense and pounding the Orange County all-stars, 69-16, at Corona High School on Saturday night.
"I thought with a varied week of practices I was very

WILDOMAR – Since barely making it into the boxscore in an early January loss, Elsinore senior guard Trevon Lampkin has been locked in. “I don’t know what he had tonight, but he’s been on a burn for about five games,” Tigers co-head boys basketball coach Rick Wolter said. “He got his game

LAKE ELSINORE - It had been six years since Elsinore claimed a Sunbelt League wrestling title and even longer since the Tigers' last city rivalry win over Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon going into Wednesday night's dual meet between the last two unbeatens in league.
The Titans' eight-year streak of city dominance is over and Elsinore's 33

Conference play is kicking into gear across college basketball, and many locals are having strong years across the country to this point.
Here is a rundown of the top locals performing in college basketball so far. All information updated through Jan. 8.
Marvelle Harris (Eisenhower) is averaging 17.2 points, 5.3 rebound 3.

SAN BERNARDINO - Redlands East Valley tore through the 57th San Bernardino Kiwanis Tournament by knocking off all four opponents by an average of 25 points, finishing off Fontana Summit, 71-46, in Tuesday night’s championship at Arroyo Valley High School.
“Fifteen of the 25 points they had in the first half,” said Wildc

The most significant class of boys basketball tournaments begins today, including the nationally-renowned Under Armour Holiday Classic in northern San Diego County and the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in the Coachella Valley. Hundreds of teams from dozens of states and countries as far away as Germany descend on Southern California this week,

(Note: Records through results of Dec. 18.) 1. CENTENNIAL (5-0) HSGT INFO: After a week off, the Huskies are into the semifinals of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, after defeating two-time Oregon state champion West Linn on Thursday. SMU-bound guard Sedrick Barefield had 27 as Centennial rallied from

MURRIETA – At 6-feet-9 and less than 200 pounds, Temecula Great Oak junior center Jacob Tryon may look like he needs to eat a cheeseburger or two.
His father, however, will attest that Tryon is a huge fan of Big Macs, Double-Doubles and Whoppers.
“He eats everything we bring into the house,” said Georg

(Note: Records through results of Dec. 11.)
1. CENTENNIAL (3-0)
HSGT INFO: The Huskies got 31 points, including seven in the final 90 seconds to defeat Etiwanda in the marquee game of the Tipoff At The Empire Tournament. Centennial also had wins of Great Oak (86-59) and Rialto Eisenhower (83-40). Coach Josh Giles’

Jacob Guglielmana was a one-man wrecking crew for Elsinore this season, and was rewarded for his efforts by being named the Sunbelt League Player of the Year when the all-league awards were announced earlier this week.
Guglielmana, a 5-8 senior running back, rushed 253 times for 1,936 yards and 21 touchdowns this season to lead the Tiger

1 Temecula Valley: The Golden Bears won a second straight CIF-SS Division 1 dual-meet title last season, their third out of the last four and 18th overall. Their consecutive Southwestern League title streak predates the birth of their current athletes. The team is loaded with seniors who aided in a top team finish in last year’s Inland Di

CARMEL VALLEY – It was such a surprise just to have made the CIF-State girls volleyball tournament for the Elsinore girls volleyball team. Into the first game, the Tigers seemed to be getting used to it.
Then, perhaps, they got too used to it.
Elsinore started with a bang but ended with a whimper, as it fell to Carmel Valle

Last season, the Corona Santiago girls volleyball team had the luxury of being Southern California’s top-seeded team in the CIF-State Division 2 playoffs. The Sharks played every match on their home floor until they reached the Division 2 state championship.
Santiago will have to be road warriors for this season’s state playo

WILDOMAR – Sophomore quarterback Armando Herrera connected with junior Khris Vaughn on a 35-yard touchdown with 1:42 to play as Redlands East Valley escaped host Elsinore’s relentless defensive effort and stout running game to hold on for a 42-36 win Friday in a CIF-SS Inland Division quarterfinal.
Elsinore got